The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-04

badly mixed. He was sick darkey on his re-
turn 70 thu point. and at once telegraphed the
department that he was incompetent to do the
work.
-Ieesburx Commercial: Lake county At once
takes its place ameng the great counties Of the
State. and starts out with fair prospect OF win
ming distinction and fame. Oranges are grow
ing 10 good size, and Il may now be seen that
the crop will BE- larger than was thought nj tne
blooming season. j. r. McClendon says ms
grove has larger crop OF oranges this year thAn
ever before.
-WakuIla Times: Some Of our farmers report
. most excellent yield Of fodder. Mr.. 7. II.
Moor ssyed from i've acres Of corn, on ordinary
nine land. go large bundles, which b said 10 be
unusually good. Some Of our fishermen have
already moved down 70 the coast, while others
are b1sily engaged overhauling boats, hanging
meta &c, preparatory to the coming fish season.
Verily. there il no rest for the mullet.
Clear Water Harbor TSm<s: While at Mr..
]. w. Russelrs few days since We were pre-
sented with q sample Of grape grown by Ar. L.
A. Phelps The punches are large, with me
dunn sized fruit, purple and very sweet Inc
vine was brought from Kansas seyeral yean
aeo. and planted on this place by MIR. Houston
the original homesteader. II 10 said that 1t
barr heavy crops OF fruit, which Is certainly the
best we ever tasted in this section.
-Emporia Adsaaes: A subscriber living IN
neiehbofine town. mentioned TO M, few days
since that he could get either the savannah nesos
or the Atlantis Cdnstitatsen tor $lzo year, ana
that they were much larger papers than inc
Adpancs. All Of this We admitted, but we dio
not tail TO remind him that his name or the name
OF his Town nsu u.'.- anneared in either 81 !pe
two large papers, and probably would not In the
next 100 year,
Madison Recorder: Mr. g. P. Mays is exper-
;mentine this wear With an acre planted to broom
corn. which b being gathered The success OF
this crop depends upon the demand for 1t and its
ACCESS 70 market, Is there ID no trouble attacneo
to its culture aud 1t yields heavily. samples OF
the crop have been sent to factories, and MT
Mays awaits their reply. If remunerative piice
is offered for the product others Will oouo'iess
engage In its culture next season.
Tampa Journal: 1t is confidently asserted
by those in position To know something about
IL that the F. r & n X. r will be completed
20 TAMPA this fall This Office received on
Yesterday samples of red clover and johnson
grass grown on Gen. ]. c. Williams place, IN
Hyde Park. The clover is over two Feet tail:
The Johnson grass measures six and One-half
feet. and both grasses are fully matured, and
clearly prove that these valuable products can
be grown as we'll in this section OF Florida as IN
any other section Of the country-Norh or
South.
thirty-six men to the summer encampment
Mr. James Mott brought TO the Sentinel ONCE
few DAYS since a specimen of the Kelsey Japan
plum. grown by Capt d. A. Erwin, of Zellwood.
II was, without doubt, the finest thing In tne
way of plum the writer has ever seen, oeing SIX
and three-quarter inches in circumference, ana
possessed Of O favor that could not be equaled
by the plum. family. The tree upon which TINS
grew was planted in January, 1885, and bore
this year thirty we'll developed pluma- 1t Is Ger
tainiy q very fine fruit, and should be more ex-
tensively planted.
st Augustine Weekly The new Silsby en-
CINE was tested Monday afternoon with the
greatest success 1t is . No. engine, much
smaller than the first one purchased, but there
is little apparent difference in the power OF tne
two. AT the trial a stream was thrown through
$50 feet OF hose within five minutes OF the time
the fire was lighted. The engine afterwards
threw a stream through $50 feet OF hose, It inch
nozzle. 276 feet. The engine is quite light and
can be drawn through the streets easily by ten
men in the absence Of horses The company TO
which she has been given, and the public gene
rally, are proud of our.new Silsby.
Quincy Herald: The rainfall was consider
able last Wednesday, and there was every lndl-
cation OF a gale, but, ldus dec, there was not
much harm done to the crops: Prof J. e.
Acker. Principal elect of the Quincy Academy,
was here last week. and made q very favorable
impression He will return q week or two before
the opening of the next session, September 18th.
80. A negro thief has been pillaging houses in
the southern portion of the county. de waa
tracked for several days, but succeeded in elud-
ing pursuit. The way he forded streams ana
jumped from and to punches of grass showed
that be was an old hand in concealing his tracks
Lake City Reporter The tobacco crop
around Lake City still holds forth the same fat
tering prospects of q few weeks ago. Mr. deer,
who Is in constant communication with the To-
bacco raisers, says the outlook is generally goed
throughout the State. The Gotten crop OF Co
lumbia county is fully three TO four weeks later
this season than last A month hence busi-
ness will be moving right along, and the sale OF
cotton and tobacco will make Marion street,
Lake City, lively place. Lake City has the
honor OF originating new variety OF watermel-
On. The rind is exceedingly thin and OF gray
color; the pulp 10 deep red. 1t is as sweet as
honey and could be appropriately named the
honey-melon- Some OF the varieties now being
raised are pour indeed and the sooner our grow
eTs abandon them the better.
-Titusville Star: Mr. w. NJ Brown, the
cashier of the new Bank of Titusville. to be
started in October, goes north during the interim
and will return with his bride TO Titusville.
Our place can certainly boast OF a large number
Of newly-married couples during the past few
months and the next month or two to come will
doubtless increase the number OF brides in pro-
portion. .Ttusville uses over ten tons OF ice
per week. This amount is now brought here by
rail Before long we hope to see an ice factory
started here. Mr.. B. II. Turner, Superinteud-
ent OF the Railway Mail Service. OF Atlanta, Ga,
arrived here Tuesday evening on business con-
nected with the mail service. The steamer
Rockledge changes her schedule next Monday
morning, leaving Titusville daily for Melbourne
at q m, and returning leave Melbourne at
p M, stopping at oil mail landings.
Mariana Times Courier For the past thir-
ty-six hours q high wind, accompanied by gusts
Of rain, has prevailed in this vicinity. There
are some fears that the corn and cotton ia dam
aged, but - it, for the time being, effectively
checks all advances Of the cotton worm, ii will
NOT be without its good effect. Tho stock
holders having purchased lot are now ready to
begin the erection Of that much talked of hotel
81 an early date. Those who have not already
taken stock in II should do 30 at once, a 1t Is
evidently safe investment, and one, too, that
will pay handsome returns both directly and Ia.
directly. Every intelligent citizen can readily
see the sdvantages to be derived from the erec-
ton and maintenance Of frstclass hotel. From
the plan Of the proposed hotel one can readily
ZEE haiti will be handsome and commodous
one. such o. will be Q credit to our town and
section
-Apalachicola Times: One day this week
Hon w. T. Oman was in receipt Of . telegram
from Mr. B. r. Rowland, dated New. York. in
which was asked, VIII you authorize me to
rxilroadr' The telegram was replied to in the
Affirmative The milk in the cocoanut 10 this
When Mr.. Orman was In Tallahassee, In con-
vera lion with leading capitalists and Mr.. How
land the subject Of the Apalachicola and Ala
bsma railrosd was brought up. Mr.. Orman told
these gentlemen that II any reliable company
would take hold Of this road and build It, the
incorporation would turn over the road, with it,
franchise Of 1eO0e acres Of State lands to the